What kind of solar term is Minor Cold (小寒)?

It is one of the 24 solar terms, entering the Winter season, belonging to the element Water with the Kidney as its central organ.

What is good to do at Minor Cold?

If going out is difficult, adapt today’s plan for indoors. Conversely, do not insist on an icy or unsafe route because it was planned.

How does Minor Cold relate to Four Pillars?

The solar terms mark the month boundaries in Four Pillars astrology. The month's pillar changes at the solar term (the sectional entry), not the first of the calendar month.

小寒

Minor Coldxiǎohán

Winter · Water · Kidney · term no. 23

Solar term 23 of 24 — highlighted on a summer-solstice-at-top wheel — Term 23 · summer solstice at top (south) · dates shift slightly each year

At a glance

Minor Cold (小寒) is one of the 24 solar terms, entering the Winter season. In the five elements it belongs to Water, and its central organ is the Kidney. If going out is difficult, adapt today’s plan for indoors.

Seasonal care in Minor Cold

If going out is difficult, adapt today’s plan for indoors.

What to avoid in Minor Cold

Do not insist on an icy or unsafe route because it was planned.

Frequently asked questions

What kind of solar term is Minor Cold (小寒)?: It is one of the 24 solar terms, entering the Winter season, belonging to the element Water with the Kidney as its central organ.
What is good to do at Minor Cold?: If going out is difficult, adapt today’s plan for indoors. Conversely, do not insist on an icy or unsafe route because it was planned.
How does Minor Cold relate to Four Pillars?: The solar terms mark the month boundaries in Four Pillars astrology. The month's pillar changes at the solar term (the sectional entry), not the first of the calendar month.

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Seasonal care follows the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon (Four-Qi Attunement).